What is Kana in Japanese?

Kana (仮名, Japanese pronunciation: [kana]) are syllabic Japanese scripts, a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji ( 漢字 ). There are three kana scripts: modern cursive hiragana ( ひらがな ); modern angular katakana...

What does Kana mean at the end of a sentence?

When you see Kana at the end of a sentence, it is essentially inferring the English equivalent of "I wonder." It's a relatively casual expression, and used quite often in conversation. Instead of just asking the question, it's a way of couching it a bit, to encourage the listener to "wonder" as well. Ashita yuki ga furu kana. 明日雪が降るかな。

What is ka na?

ka·na | \ ˈkä-nə \. plural kana. : a Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used exclusively for writing foreign words or in combination with kanji (as for indicating pronunciations or grammatical inflections) also : a single character belonging to the kana system — compare hiragana, katakana.

Is there a kana for ye?

There are presently no kana for ye, yi or wu, as corresponding syllables do not occur natively in modern Japanese. The [jɛ] (ye) sound is believed to have existed in pre-Classical Japanese, mostly before the advent of kana, and can be represented by the man'yōgana kanji 江.